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York, North Yorkshire and East Riding Local Enterprise Partnership
Skills and Employability Board Meeting
Agenda
19 April 2018 (13.00 - 15.00) - The Da Vinci Suite
Members 1. Jo Corney DWP 2. Matt Parsons York Potash 3. Maxine Squire City of York Council 4. Allan Stewart (Vice Chair) Selby College 5. Ruth Smith (Chair) PM Management Consultants Ltd 6. Laura Mason NYBEP 7. Paul Bell East Riding Council 8. Emma Smailes FSB 9. Charles Lane FERA Science
Secretariat 1. Peter Johnson Local Enterprise Partnership 2. Jude Knight Local Enterprise Partnership 3. Hannah Beever Local Enterprise Partnership 4. David Kerfoot Local Enterprise Partnership 5. Simon King Local Enterprise Partnership 6. Louise Lunn Local Enterprise Partnership 7. Pip Betts Local Enterprise Partnership
Circulate 1. Dave Bowe North Yorkshire County Council 2. Gary Fielding North Yorkshire County Council 3. Michael Leah North Yorkshire County Council 4. WEB publications Local Enterprise Partnership
Apologies 1. Craig Gaskell Coventry University, Scarborough 2. Annabel Jelley Local Enterprise Partnership 3. Sam Alexander Your Consortium 4. Margaret Hicks-Clarke Independent 5. Paul Brennan North Yorkshire County Council
Guests 1. Sarah Haigh ESFA 2. Mick Speke ESFA 3. Carolyn Frank FSB
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Agenda 19 April 2018
No. Item Lead
1 Chairs Welcome
Apologies
Minutes meeting 8 Feb 2018 for approval
Declarations of interest
Membership – Skills Audit
New members
RS 13.00 – 13.15
2 LEP Skills Delivery Plan
Update and approval
PJ 13.15 – 13.30
3 ESIF
Performance of Contracts
ESIF Open calls
The Skills Team
13.30 - 14.00
4 ESFA Update
Update
SH, MS
14.00 - 14.30
5 Skills Capital Update
Status of projects
Next meeting?
PB 14.30 - 14.45
7 AOB
All
14.45 – 15.00 Close
Date of next meeting 07 June 2018 (time may vary depending on whether a Skills Capital
Panel meeting takes place)
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Skills Brief for the Skills and Employability Board - In Confidence
By: The Skills Team For meeting: 19.04.18
Content
1. ESIF - Open Calls Page 1
2. Performance of existing ESIF and non-ESIF skills contracts Page 2
3. The Careers and Enterprise Company Page 3
4. Skills Capital Fund Page 3
5. Social Inclusion Page 5
6. Skills Events and Publicity Page 5
7. Apprenticeships Page 6
8. The Careers Strategy Group Page 6
1.0 ESIF – Open Calls
The two LEP Skills for Growth calls were published on the ESIF website closed 07.12.17. 1. Business Scale-up; 2. Specialist Skills in the YNYER Area. The nine strands of the two calls are given below.
Project Priority 2.1 Priority 2.2
1 PA 2.2 Support for SME’s in succession planning where there is an ageing workforce
£0.25m
2 PA 2.1 Support for people aged 50+ to remain economically active for longer
£0.5m
3 PA 2.1 Support to increase overall earnings for those on in-work benefits
£0.5m
4 PA 2.2 Capacity building to support SME recruitment from the widest pool of talent
£0.25m
5 PA 2.2 Apprenticeship Capacity building £0.5m
6 PA 2.2 Apprenticeship Hub £1m £0.5m
7 PA 2.2 Graduate Plus - Capacity Building in SME’s to recruit and retain graduates
£0.7m
8 PA 2.1 Women into STEM and digital technologies £0.25m
9 PA 2.2 Capacity Building for SMEs in a Changing Market Place
£0.2m
Total £1.25m £2.4m
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The Managing Authority (DWP) received eleven applications to the calls. Two of these applications have been rejected as the value was below that given in the call specification. The remaining nine have been invited to submit a full application. The LEP has been liaising with the TAP and is running two brokerage workshops, on 13th and 16th April to investigate possible coordination and collaboration between applicants. The deadline for full applications will be end of June 2018.
The Skills Team
Continues to work with the ESFA to explore extension to delivery of current Opt-In provision.
Members of the team meet regularly with Humber LEP to discuss collaboration, e.g. options for future cross-LEP calls; overlapping provision including the early development of a Women in the Workforce call (see paragraph below).
Submitted a call for developing Agricultural Skills and Skills Support for the Unemployed (continuation from ESFA provision) to the Managing Authority in order to test moderation and eligibility and for possible publication in May 2018.
Women in the Workforce A potentially ESIF funded Programme is being drafted by the LEP to support women in the workforce. It will analyse known barriers and then help address them such as gender pay gaps and gender stereotyping. It will act to transform organisations so they become better able to support women in their roles including mentoring Programmes, advice networks and by engaging role model ambassadors. The Programme will provide bespoke leadership training and give practical help to returners. It will set out to inspire women, especially young women, and encourage innovation and entrepreneurship. 2.0 Performance of existing ESIF and non-ESIF skills contracts (See Appendix 1 for details)
All contracts are being performance managed by ESFA and those that fall below the acceptable delivery threshold are likely to have funding clawed back. The ESFA is attending the SEB to update on current status of all contracts.
ESF Lead Provider Meeting The LEP supported an ESF Provider meeting (facilitated by Your Consortium) to bring together organisations delivering ESF and similar non-ESF Programmes. Its purpose was to aid cross referrals, encourage joint working and ensure delivery was aligned across the YNYER patch. There was good representation from YNYER delivery organisations. Activities included: APM ex-offender support across YNYER and Humber; Craven College Positive Progressions contract supporting pre-troubled families and Connecting Opportunities supporting migrants in the LCR overlap. Further meetings are likely to be scheduled.
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3.0 The Careers and Enterprise Company (CEC)
The project has continued to gain momentum especially since the recent publication of the National Careers Strategy which places the CEC firmly as the strategic coordinator for the government mobilising careers guidance in schools. Going forward locally, the emphasis will be to consolidate and build relationships between Enterprise Advisors (EA’s) and the schools as well as the quality of the activities between businesses and schools. The LEP has extended the existing contract (which was due to end April 2018) held by NYBEP, until August 2018 to ensure continuity and maximise the success to date. The CEC is about to launch a prospectus about the introduction of Career Hubs, which we know there will be 20 across the UK and is open for LEP’s and combined authorities to bid into. The prospectus can be found at: www.careersandenterprisecompany.co.uk The YNYER LEP will be submitting a bid which needs to be completed by the 25 of May. It is using the Careers Strategy Group Members as the LEP’s mechanism to gather information and stakeholder views on how to develop the best model for the YNYER area. We are also in the process of developing the tender invitation to deliver the CEC contract after August 2018 until August 2019. The latest figures (to end of March 2018) are: 59 schools engaged; 44 Enterprise Advisors matched to schools.
4.0 Skills Capital Fund
The current status of all projects
2014 Skills Capital active projects
No. Lead Title Total % LEP Status
1 Harrogate College
New build and facilities
£6.00m 50% Operational
2 AB College Agri-Engineering Centre
£1.80m 33% Operational
3 AB College Agri-tech Skills Centre
£3.00m 33% Operational
Totals £10.8m
2015 Skills Capital Projects
1 Craven College
Animal Management
£1.6m 50% Funding Agreement in place. Work in progress. To open Easter 2018
2 Selby College
Specialist Equipment
£230k 50% Operational
Totals £1.83m £915k
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2016 Skills Capital Projects - Progression via LGD submission
1
Yorkshire Arboretum
Tree Health Centre
£520k £260k Provision transferred to FY 18/19. Research into commercial activities (due mid Feb) presented to Trustees March then business case.
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GIFHE ELITE project £10.25m £3.345m Funding Agreement in place. Work under way. Claims being submitted.
Totals
£10.77m £3.605m (Included with LGD3 submission)
2016 Skills Capital Projects – Identified to be fast-tracked
1 Selby College
Trailblazer £150k £75k Operational
2 East Riding College
Mechatronics Workshop
£385k £225k Operational. Opened 17 October 2017
Totals £535k £300k (Included with LGD3 submission)
2016 Skills Capital <£50k contribution (taken from existing funds)
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Craven College
Electronic and Computing Lab.
£70k £35k Operational
2
York College
Internet of Things
£40k £20K Operational. Use of kit now embedded in curriculum
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DTA RADAR2 £23k £10k Project withdrawn
Totals £133k £65k
2017 Skills Capital – Digital Infrastructure for Skills
No. Lead Title Total £ LEP Status
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Bishop Burton
Digital Platform £600k £400k Applicant notified that further development is required
2 ER Council EES Project £184k £67k Funding for project withdrawn
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AB College Future Farm £920k £450k Applicant notified that further development is required
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GIFHE Scarborough TEC
£543k £543k Applicant notified that further development is required
Totals £1.647m £1.46m
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2017 Skills Capital – Other priority provision
No. Lead Title Total £ LEP Status
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Craven College
Employer Hub £166k £83k Funding for project withdrawn
2
DTA READ £0 £0 Business case was not received by deadline and extension dates also missed, Notified funding of £35k withdrawn 11.01.18
Totals £1166k £83k
Proposed 2018 Skills Capital – Digital & Technology Infrastructure for Skills
Consideration being given to a potential call and decision to be announced in due course.
Total c£800k (LEP contribution)
5.0 Social Inclusion Joint YNYER and Humber LEP Social Inclusion Role: From April the YNYER LEP lead on social inclusion initiatives will also be developing the social inclusion activities for the Humber LEP. This will bring about streamlining and advantages from economies of scale and increase opportunities for influencing at a regional level. Social Inclusion Group: The Social Inclusion T&F Group met on 26 March. The membership has been expanded to include Joseph Rowntree Foundation and NOVUS. The Group continues to explore joint working opportunities that support individuals to up-skill, overcome barriers and reduce their dependence on benefits. Initiatives will promote the benefits of an inclusive workforce to businesses. 6.0 Skills Events and Publicity Calderdale College are changing the date of the skills event that was planned for 06 June 2018. Instead of one main event it is to arrange three sector specific events. The dates and venues are to be confirmed. These events will showcase all the skill initiatives including Future Needs Research, Digital Maturity, Mental Health Toolkit for Employers, Opportunities with Brexit, Digital Connectivity, and Business Development. It will be an opportunity for delegates to take away freeware such as the learning materials and toolkits that have been developed by the funded projects.
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7.0 Apprenticeships
The Apprenticeship Strategy Group is proposing a joint event with Humber LEP Apprenticeship Strategy Group for Providers, Colleges and Higher Education Institutions. It will focus on areas of common interest across the regions to develop a sense of shared ownership for challenges, priorities and solutions. A proposed items for discussion is how best to widen and promote an Apprenticeship Ambassador Network. The YNYER LEP is developing an annual round-up of the Apprenticeship data and LMI that will enable partners and stakeholders to assess whether current activities are actually contributing to the targets set-out in the Apprenticeship strategy. During Apprenticeship week the LEP supported an employer consultation event with York St John University. Its aim was to determine the areas of Apprenticeship reform that employers need most support with. Findings are being worked-up into a workforce planning resource that will increase the level of understanding of reforms and levy process. The resources will provide impartial support and signposting for employers and intelligence will be shared with Providers, Colleges and HE Institutions as an effective employer engagement tool.
8.0 The Careers Strategy Group
The Group has appointed Laura Mason, Chief Executive of NYBEP, as its new Chair. The Groups ‘Entitlement Statement’ has been developed as a guidance tool to illustrate to school leaders the impact of engaging in the CEIAG agenda (with regard to YNYER LEP expectations and also meeting the national statutory guidance). The tool will be cascaded to schools via Careers Strategy Group members and demonstrated at schools events attended by senior leaders. The tool informs on next steps for implementing statutory guidance and signposts to local resources including Careers Enterprise Company and the ESIF CEIAG project.
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Appendix 1. Overview of Projects
Details of contract performance are shown in the table below. The RAG ratings show the status for: a) the reporting period to mid-February 2018; b) the
duration of the contract to date (the % figures shows spend over time into the contract where Green = performance 0% to -10%; Amber = -10% to -30%; Red =
> -30%).
No Contract and
full value
Profile
to Nov
‘17
Actual RAG
This
period
RAG
On-
going
Notes
1 NEET
£373k
£286k £145k 39/77 Prospects. The % difference between planned spend and actual spend is the highest it has
been so far in the Programme.
2 CEIAG (MDA)
£225k
£120k £113k 50/76 Prospects. During January 2018 the LEP approved in principle a proposal to extend contract
time and value (from £225k to £337.5k).
3 CEIAG (TA)
£201k
£144k £101k 50/76 Prospects. During January 2018 the LEP approved in principle a proposal to extend contract
time and value (from £201k to £301.5k)
4 Skills Support
for Unemployed
(MDA)
£373k
£343k £203k 54/76 APM is delivering sector-based routes to move Learners into employment. Sectors include
warehousing and security. APM has made changes following analysis of exit interviews.
During December 2017 APM requested cost neutral changes that were approved by the LEP
and the ESFA. This includes having a reduction in the quota of progressions into
Apprenticeships.
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5 Skills Support
for Unemployed
(TA)
£127k
£123k £85k 67/76 APM. Comments as above. During December 2017 APM requested cost neutral changes that
were approved by the LEP and the ESFA.
6 Community
Grants (MDA)
£746k
£746k £507k 68/80 HLC. This contract has got back on-track as HLC are now providing more support than
anticipated to grant recipients. During January 2018 the LEP approved a proposal in principle
to extend the contract time and value.
7 Community
Grants (TA)
£255k
£255k £174k 69/80 HLC. Comments as above. During January 2018 the LEP approved a proposal in principle to
extend the contract time and value.
8 Skills Support
for the
Workforce
(MDA)
£2.98m
£1.8m £1.5m 49/76 Calderdale College. Performance with learning outcomes is still behind profile but
improving. The LEP and ESFA continue to monitor and refocus effort where necessary.
Developmental outputs account for around 24% of the contract value and so are critical to
success. The College has undertaken a cost neutral re-profile which has reduced TNAs and
increased regulated learning. The College has submitted to the ESFA a request to grow the
contract value from £3m to £4.5m and extend the end date to June 2019. Unfortunately the
outcome of its request will not be known until April/May 2018.
9 Skills Support
for the
Workforce (TA)
£1.018m
£675k £476k 47/76 Calderdale College. Comments similar to above. The College has submitted a proposal to
extend contract time until June 2019 and value (from £1.018m to £1.527m).
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10 Higher-level
Skills (MDA)
£560k
£363k £80K 14/76 Calderdale College. This contract continues to underperform and the College wishes to
reduce its value. The College’s request to merge SSW and HLS contracts was rejected, but
the ESFA has agreed to reduce value down to only existing commitments and will consider a
business case for SSW growth (if its performance is within any required tolerance). The
refusal to allow contracts to merge impacts on growth as contacts are restricted to increase
by no more than 50%.
11 Higher-level
Skills (TA)
£191k
£96k £13k 07/76 Calderdale College. As above.
12 Apprenticeship
Services (MDA)
Reduced from
£1.4m to £308k
£190k £196k 64/76 GIFHE. A contract reduction has been requested (£1.4m to £308k) but earnings have
increased considerably during this period, mostly due to the achievement payments for a
number of high-value learning aims in November 2017. GIFHE is currently undertaking a
stocktake with the supply chain (at the request of ESFA) to establish the value of funding
committed to existing Learners.
13 Apprenticeship
Services ( (TA)
Reduced from
£508k to £99k
£49k £37k 38/76 This GIFHE contract mirrors comments given under MDA. GIFHE has requested the contract
to be reduced from £508k to £99k.
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DWP & Big Lottery ESIF projects (non-ESFA managed)
No Contract Partic-
ipants
last
period
Actual
Partic-
ipants
Variance RAG
last
Qtr
RAG
On-
going
Notes
1 Access to
Employment
(Move Forward)
£3m
N/A N/A N/A Data supplied by DWP 01 March 2018. 24 job starts out of a target of 24 have
been sustained for 13 weeks and 6 out of a target of 8 have been sustained for
26 weeks. Performance Improvement Notice was issued on 21 December 2017
until end April. This will not affect the terms of the contract as new starts on
the Programme complete in May 2018. DWP are currently reviewing extension
of contracts. The LEP has informed that it will not support an extension of this
contract because of performance.
2 Community Led
Local
Development
£6.9m
Contracts were signed in December 2017. Expressions of Interest for grants in
advance of signatures has been sought to enable a quick start to delivery. First
grant applications are expected to be agreed during April 2018.
3 Building Better
Ops.(Lottery –
Action Towards
Inclusion)
£7.67m
N/A N/A N/A ATI is reporting significantly lower than had been forecast as it has taken a
decision to report only the participants that have robust eligibility for its audit
purposes. It is believed that the actual participant numbers are closer to
contract target levels and this should become evident with the April data
reports.
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LEP Skills and Employability Board - Members Skills Audit
Em
ployers
LAs
Schools
FE HE
Voluntary
Govm
nt
Bio
Inclusion
AgriTech
HR
Early Y
ears
1 Charles Lane
2 Jo Corney
3 Laura Mason SMEs
4 Sam Alexander
5 Allan Stewart
6 Maxine Squire
7 Matt Parsons
8 Ruth Smith
9 Margaret Hicks-Clarke
10 Paul Bell SMEs +
11 Craig Gaskell
12 Emma Smailes SMEs